The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-18

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News.
Fashion Nofes.
Norfolk jackets are III great favor.
Fans are carried, not worn; likewise
bouquets.
Large plaids are correctly worn b
little children.
Button gloves are more worn thar
mousquetaires.
All grown women wear high coifures,
but not young girls.
Stripes are the leading featurs il
spring goods of all kinds.
Half high boots and low shoes viii
again be in vogue for summer wear.
The shepherds plaid is seen in all the
familiar mixtures and in bright red and
white as a novelty.
There are heavy weight tussorc silks
which are designed for tailor made cos
tunes and arc to be stylish.
Beads of all sorts enter hugely into
the stylish millinery and in trimming
for chessy costumes and outer garments.
Dark figures ona light ground are
more stylish for sateen and fine ging
hams than dark grounds with light fig.
ures.
Colored beads are SO Noted into silk
cord as to form matlettcs and make very
stylish finish for a summer silk for street
wear.
a bouquet of ostrich feathers of DIFF.
fereat shades makes d stylish garnature
for q hal. Several colors are seen in the
tops.
Belgian straw is one of the very dura.
Bile and pretty braids for walking hats
or those used for any setyiceable pur-
pose.
Cross bars Of color on neutral grounds
are very stylish. Oh ~ginghans these
cross bars are corded, giving . pretty
effect.
One OF the prettiest designs of little
girls costumes for the summer is the
Gretchen dress asst is SO easily laun-
dered.
Trimmings of Hamburg embroidery
are used in all sorts Of costumes for
children including those Of light wooden
fabric.
Braid trimmings were never moro
stylish than this season, and the variety
in which they are shown is something
astonishing.
Fine Tuscans and Milan braids are to
be generally worn the coming season and
are more liked than the heavy servicea-
bic English braids.
Satin and plain silks make stylish
black costumes. The petticoat is of the
stripe and the overdress Of plain fabric.
surah or gros grain.
All shades Of lilac and heliotrope,
which are SO dainty and becoming, are
to be worn the coming season and in al
the d fsrent fabrics.
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Muslin and mulls are deliberately
trimmed with velvet both On the Skin
and corsage. "A sash e velvet is alss
worn withthe osstss
Tinscl Il seen only in very moderate
quantity in millinery this season. and j
used with much more taste and discre
lion than was the case last season.
Plaid ribbon is o stylish trimming TO
hats. 1t il ID heavy quality with picot edg
and is made into tall bows such as wer'
worn on the winter bonnets and hats.
Bonnets are d trfs lower than las
season. although tho trimming ls sti
, hcaped well UP in front and consists 9
! bows and flowers IN confusion Of colol
The plain yoke waist is 9 fayorit
model forIittle girls costumes, q !
stili the most stylish even for thos
! made 81 fne embroidery TO wear over
silk slip.
Oriental designs seem TO b, very muc
l;kad this season IN cotton fabrics /
we'll nd wooden. Palm leaves, ara
besoues and Eastern tracery are qus
9 stylish.
7 il NOVELTY iii summer silks y the tu'
I sore with satin stripes Of bright colo
These are exceedingly pretty and styli'
ana combine prettily with the pie
I material.
c,Iored chip hints and bonncta are !
s drcssy occasions, light blue heliofrol
] and led being the favorite SHADE
I these should Do trimmed with color
i grapes Of the same shade.
piun1es for hats are taking the vart
s colors given 70 ribbon this season. 9
new mi has dared 10 show Itself adorr1
Il WITH SIX, one each of crimson, yello
mink. green, cream md brown
xraz coas4 N{4sa